Murray State University and the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Management
are dedicated to making your college experience both rewarding and safe. In the years
preceding September 11, 2001 American communities as well as university communities
seemed to feel unreachable, at least from terrorism. We believed our country was
far removed from the reaches of violent attacks. This proved a false security and
our lives were changed forever. In post 9/11 days we have come to learn the price
of a free society. We have also learned there are certain precautions and preparations
to be made in the event of further violence. Today law enforcement not only views
interbational terrorism as a threat, but just as potentially threatening is domestic
terrorism. Potential threats to rural university campuses comes in a variety of packages
including the 'homegrown' variety.

To make your university campus as safe and secure as possible the Department of Public
Safety and Emergency Management uses a variety of tools to detect, deter and respond
to threats. Local law enforcement partners together to provide a framework to gather
and pass-on information and if necessary engage in a measured response to stop aggression
directed at the university community. The Department is constantly looking toward
prevention of terrorism acts. Officers constantly problem-solve to make the campus
more secure. A critical element in the total strategy to have a safe environment
must include students, faculty and staff. Murray State University relies on every
member of the university community to work toward making the campus safe and secure
from outside threats.